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This article is from the NewlyWed FAQ, by Vicky Larmour vicky@jifvik.org with numerous contributions by others.

2.1.1) Never go to sleep angry

Lots of people came up with this one, with several people noting it
does lead to some sleepless nights - but they are worth it!

>If we hadn't agreed to use this "golden rule", I know we would
>probably have had fights drag out for a while precisely because of
>work and other things keeping us too busy. Who wants to sit down in
>the only free moment you have with your spouse and finish a fight?
>For me, it's much easier to stay up all night and finally come to an
>understanding of some kind while you are together than it is to let
>the problem fester while you are apart. Either way you lose sleep,
>but at least the problem gets solved more quickly if you try to work
>it out right away.
-Fiona D. Russell Cowen

 

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